National sport - Maghull & Aintree Star

England capitalise on duo's heroics

England followed Stuart Broad and Jonathan Trott's record-breaking batting with a ruthless bowling performance as Pakistan collapsed to a hapless 74 all out at Lord's.Read

Frank Lampard will miss England's European Championship qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland, with Peter Crouch and Bobby Zamora also being ruled as doubtful after a busy afternoon in Barclays Premier League.Read

Molinari eyes Ryder Cup place

Edoardo Molinari brought the Ryder Cup debate to boiling point on Saturday by how he played and then by what he said.Read

Carroll comes to Newcastle's rescue

Andy Carroll scored again to rescue a deserved point for Newcastle in an incident-packed Barclays Premier League clash which finished 1-1 with Wolves at Molineux.Read

Latics shock Spurs

Wigan put their horrendous start to the Barclays Premier League behind them on Saturday with a smash-and-grab 1-0 victory at Tottenham.Read

Chelsea maintain perfect start

Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba got the goals in a 2-0 which kept Chelsea on course in their bid to retain the Barclays Premier League title.Read

Wolves retain Challenge Cup

Chris Hicks scored a hat-trick as Warrington retained the Carnegie Challenge Cup with an emphatic 30-6 victory over Super League champions Leeds.Read

Etuhu rescues point for Cottagers

Fulham midfielder Dickson Etuhu denied Blackpool a historic victory by scoring the equaliser three minutes from time in a 2-2 draw at the revamped Bloomfield Road.Read

Pakistan slump to 74 all out

England followed Stuart Broad and Jonathan Trott's record-breaking batting with a ruthless bowling performance as Pakistan collapsed to a hapless 74 all out at Lord's.Read

Broad makes early inroads

Stuart Broad returned to his day job with a vengeance as he added wickets to his world-record batting to put Pakistan in trouble on day three of the fourth npower Test at Lord's.Read

Webber secures Spa pole

Mark Webber made it a phenomenal 12 pole positions from 13 races this season for Red Bull Racing as he grabbed top spot for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.Read

Gunners claim tight win

Andrey Arshavin's 51st-minute strike ensured Arsene Wenger emerged unscathed with a 2-1 win from another all-action battle with Blackburn at a rain-lashed Ewood Park.Read

Magpies swoop for Ben Arfa

Newcastle boss Chris Hughton finally got his man on Saturday when France midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa completed a season-long loan move to St James' Park.Read

Frustrating day for Quiros

Spain's Alvaro Quiros conceded defeat in his Ryder Cup bid after a third-round 73 in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles today.Read

Holders head for Scunthorpe

Holders Manchester United will begin their Carling Cup defence at Scunthorpe - and the third-round draw also paired Tottenham and Arsenal together for a north London derby.Read

England duo rewrite history

Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad's epic triple-hundred stand rewrote cricket history on the third morning of the fourth npower Test against Pakistan at Lord's.Read